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A cylindrical tank with a large diameter is filled with water. Water drains out through a hole at a bottom of the tank. If the cross-sectional area of the hole is 6 cm2 then the drainage rate m3 s-1 when the depth of the water is 0.2 m, is
PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2019 (03 May Shift 2)
Options:
  • A 1.0×10-3
  • B 8.2×10-2
  • C 2.2×10-3
  • D 1.2×10-3
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 1.2×10-3

Applying the Bernoulli equation,

p1+12ρv12+ρgh1=p2+12ρv22+ρgh2

Here,  the height of the water in the tank is h1,

p1 is the pressure of water in the tank, and

v1 is the velocity of the water. 

h2 is the hole's height,

p2 is the pressure at hole, and

v2 is the water's pace at the hole and 

ρ represents the water density.

There acts the same atmospheric pressure at the top of the tank and at the hole, thus p1=p2.

We will neglect the water velocity at the top since the tank is large as its velocity is much smaller than the velocity at the hole.

Now, the Bernoulli equation becomes, ρgh1=12ρv22+ρgh2

v2=2gh1-h2

v2=2×9.81×0.2=1.98 m s-1

The drainage rate is A2v2=6×10-4×1.98

A2v2=1.18×10-3=1.2×10-3 m3 s-1

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